Crochet, Tatting and Incomplete works
Last week BabyD pulled out my crochet basket and I don’t think I need to tell you what he did with it. He is 6months old and he crawls. Most babies dont crawl at his age but I have a hyperactive son. He could support his head at less than 3months and he rolled over and pushed forward at less than 4months. Now he crawls and he almost walks when in his walker. He crawled over to my side and pulled himself up on to his feet 3days ago. It is a one time thing cause he is too small to stand yet but… he actually stood up!
Anyway, the crochet basket episode and the fact that tatting with no.40 thread brought me to tears made me realise that I had too many unfinished crochet projects. Here is what I completed the past week. I have done some tatting too but I guess it’ll just have to be put in the ‘mistakes’ box. (yeah, I actually have one!)
P.S: I have tried to align the pics rightefor the past one hour. Baby D had his nap, woke up, played on his own and now is irritated by his hiccups and I still haven’t got the pics right!!! Please ignore the spaces inbetween.
That is the size 40 Tudor Rose by Lyn Morton that made me cry. I had to drag myself to complete as much as I did. You can see I haven’t cut the thread off the ball. That means, that I still plan to finish it.
The doily Florentine from the Magic Crochet Magazine. I had plans to do it for a long time and here it is complete.
Here is the pattern for crochet lovers.
This is Rambler Rose. I don’t remember where I got it from but I had the pattern printed that was lying around and it had no picture. I found it when BabyD pulled out the basket and decided to finish it to see what it looked like. Cute, eh?
This is Hairpin lace. I had made three strands when I taught mself to make hairpin lace last year. I joined them up just so that they wouldn’t curl over. I am still not sure what I’ll do with it but it looks really pretty, don’t you think?
And this is what I had been tatting the past two days. I started on Black Magic from Mary Konior’s after reading about TattingChic making the bookmarks. I had first started it in size 40 last week (or was it two weeks ago) but that was what had made me really cry. ( I threw away the stuff I had made so sorry no pics) I had a migrane, a stiff neck and by head was dizzy. It was midnight when I put down my shuttle and I couldn’t sleep the whole night because I kept dreaming of finishing the bookmark in size40! I gave up on that pattern and started on Tudor rose. You saw above what happened to that! Anyway, I made a mistake with the joins in the second flower of black magic and cut of the thread and started on Tudor rose again. I am hoping (against hope hopen) that I finish it this time! Itis in size 8 this time by the way. 🙂
Good for you for finishing the crocheted doilies. At least you're getting some stuff done, besides, that very active baby of yours is your most important job of all. Your 'mistakes box' made me chuckle. I have a mistakes box, also, but it is known more affectionately as "the garbage can"…LOL. Keep on Tatting, Ais. 🙂
You have completed a lot this week! Congratulations on finishing so many projects. I need to do some of that!<br><br>Maybe your baby is destined to become a world famous needleworker!
Your crocheting is lovely and you know what? I have a whole tin full of tatted "frustrations". Plus you have a 6 month old to care for. Pat yourself on the back dearie and know that it will all come together on another day! You're doing fantastic!
I can't tell you how many times I have cried over tatting…. persistance is the key and it looks like you have that.<br>I also have a "mistakes box" I keep them to remind me of what not to do and then sometimes they even inspire me to do something new.<br>Hang in there!
TattingChic:LOL @ 'Garbage can'!! YOu are right my baby is my priority. He's everything!<br><br>Diane: Thankyou for the encouragement. LOL @ World famous needleworker. He is only a little boy.. I dont know about needle work but he sure looks like one little detective trying to solve one mystery after the other.<br><br>Gina: Thankyou. YOu really think my crochet is good? I keep trying
And if you know any crazy quilters, many of them love those little mistakes to add to quilt blocks. Sometimes that 2" of blech is just what they need to fill in that space.